SD Gundam Force Gundiver

Release 2004.3

Price ¥300

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Front view of straight build before stickers

SD Gundiver - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Gundiver - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

Hollow undersides on the inner thighs and feet

SD Gundiver - Cut out the 12 images along the right edge of the manual pages, stack them in order, and staple them together —

Cut out the 12 images along the right edge of the manual pages, stack them in order, and staple them together —
then flip through them with your thumb for a fun little flipbook animation effect.

Super basic articulation — arms rotate and legs move just a little

Action pose

Together with SD Knight of Storms Tallgeese.

<Common notes for the SD Gundam Force series> --------------------------------------------
SD Gundam Force was an anime that aired in 2004, and since it was aimed at younger kids, the model kit lineup was also released as simple 300-yen kits.

Overall, the part count is kept to a minimum, and the color separation is basically three molded colors with a few seals thrown in. It's quick and easy to build, but the snap-fit visuals are relatively lacking. The hollow undersides are limited to the feet and inner thighs, which is less than you might expect, but most of these kits have a fixed neck with only the shoulders and feet rotating — pretty one-dimensional articulation. Weapons are also kept minimal at just one or two, and there are no extra accessories to speak of.

As a bonus, if you cut the right corner of the manual into 12 strips and stack them, you can flip through them with your finger for a little flipbook animation. (Kind of like those old thumb comics that used to come in gum packs...)
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This is the SD Gundiver, released as No. 6 in the SD Gundam Force lineup. Like its predecessors, it's a kit made up of just 13 parts in three molded colors. Once you get the seals on, the color combination actually ends up looking relatively vibrant compared to the others.

It comes with one spear as its weapon, and it's got a pretty nice look to it overall — if it's your kind of thing, this seems like a fun little kit to enjoy a quick, easy build with. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.